ARTICLES:
- ATP Challenger Tour winners jump in rankings (via upi.com)
… Rafael Nadal continues to lead the rankings. He’s been No. 1 for the past 13 weeks. Nadal has a total of 115 weeks as the top-ranked tennis player in his three stints as No. 1. His overall total is sixth all-time and he has a long way to go to reach the Top 5. John McEnroe, who was No. 1 for 170 weeks, is fifth.
- Nadal gets revenge for London defeat by Djokovic… by beating rival in penalties! (via dailymail.com)
… The world No 1 and 2 tennis stars were in Argentina playing an exhibition match and made their way to the Bombonera stadium afterwards to take part in a very different sort of contest. World No 1 Nadal proved he has the edge in the football stakes too, after beating Djokovic 3-1.
- Nadal gets revenge on Djokovic (via ESPN)
- Tennis hunk Rafael Nadal is a far cry from his smouldering self as he displays toothy grin while collecting trophy from Will Smith (via dailymail.com)
- Players of the Year: Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal (via tennis.com)
… Nadal’s winning percentage for 2013, 91.4%, is less than a single percentage point lower than the winning percentage Djokovic posted in his storied dream year of 2011 (70-6, 92.1%). They won the same number of tournaments (10) in the years being compared. Djokovic won three of the four majors in 2011, while Nadal won “just” two this year—but he didn’t even play in the first major of the year.
- Toni Nadal hace balance de un gran curso (via ultimahora.es)
- El entrenador Toni Nadal se divierte dando lecciones de tenis en Marbella (via marbella24horas.es)
- Nueve jugadores profesionales apoyan el Olazábal & Nadal Invitational (via marca.com)
- In case you missed it: Pseudo Fed: What I really think about Rafa’s season
- 2013 RAFA AWARDS – Keep voting! 🙂
- Rafael Nadal 2014 Signature Shoes: the Nike Lunar Courtballistec (via tennis-buzz.com)
VIDEOS:
- Rafa Nadal vs Novak Djokovic in Argentina highlights: butts, Men in Black, imitations and more
- Penalty Shootouts: Nadal, Djokovic at La Bombonera, Argentina
- Novak Djokovic imitates Rafael Nadal in front of him
- Nadal y Djokovic son de Boca – El backstage
PHOTOS:
- Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic serve up a fond goodbye to David Nalbandian
- Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic in Argentina exhibition
- Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic at La Bombonera in Argentina
- Photos: Nadal, Djokovic and Nalbandian goof off at exhibition in Argentina (via tennis.si.com)
- Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic’s excellent adventure (via USA Today)
- Rafa Nadal y Nole Djokovic pasaron por la cancha de Boca (via Klonarte Press Facebook)